Cristian, Larroulet Philippi (2019) Well-Ordered Science’s Basic Problem. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Kitcher has proposed an ideal-theory account—well-ordered science (WOS)— of the collective good that science’s research agenda should promote. Against criticism regarding WOS’s action-guidance, Kitcher has advised critics not to confuse substantive ideals and the ways to arrive at them, and he has defended WOS as a necessary and useful ideal for science policy. I provide a distinction between two types of ideal-theories that helps clarifying WOS’s elusive nature. I use this distinction to argue that the action-guidance problem that WOS faces remains even under the aims/means distinction, because the WOS’s failure is more basic than critics have suggested.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Cristian, Larroulet Philippi cristianlarroulet@gmail.com 0000-0001-5793-4670
Keywords:	Science and Democracy Well-Ordered Ideal Theory Science Policy
Subjects:	General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Cristian Larroulet Philippi
Date Deposited:	21 Sep 2019 01:36
Last Modified:	21 Sep 2019 01:36
Item ID:	16453
Subjects:	General Issues > Science and Society General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16453

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